The difference between Drink and Imbibe
When used as verbs, drink means to consume (a liquid) through the mouth, whereas imbibe means to drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
Drink is also noun with the meaning: a beverage.
check bellow for the other definitions of Drink and Imbibe
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Drink as a verb (ambitransitive):
To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
Examples:
"He drank the water I gave him."
"You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink."
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Drink as a verb (transitive, metonymic):
To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).
Examples:
"Jack drank the whole bottle by himself."
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Drink as a verb (intransitive):
To consume alcoholic beverages.
Examples:
"You've been drinking, haven't you?"
"No thanks, I don't drink."
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Drink as a verb (transitive):
To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.
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Drink as a verb (transitive):
To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.
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Drink as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To smoke, as tobacco.
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Drink as a noun:
A beverage.
Examples:
"I’d like another drink please."
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Drink as a noun:
A (served) alcoholic beverage.
Examples:
"Can I buy you a drink?"
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Drink as a noun:
The action of drinking, especially with the verbs take or have.
Examples:
"He was about to take a drink from his root beer."
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Drink as a noun:
A type of beverage (usually mixed).
Examples:
"My favourite drink is the White Russian."
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Drink as a noun:
Alcoholic beverages in general.
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Drink as a noun (colloquial, with ''the''):
Any body of water.
Examples:
"If he doesn't pay off the mafia, he’ll wear cement shoes to the bottom of the drink!"
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Drink as a noun (uncountable, archaic):
Drinks in general; something to drink
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Imbibe as a verb:
To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
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Imbibe as a verb (figuratively):
To take in; absorb.
Examples:
"to imbibe knowledge"